11/23/09 - With only two games left, the Hokies are looking to keep their spirits high in hopes of a bowl game. Saturday the Hokies stomped NC State.
   
Right now, projections have the Tech team squaring off against either Cincinnati or Pitt in the Gator Bowl.
   
In order to get there, the Hokies must secure a win against their biggest rivals, the Cavaliers next weekend in their final regular season game. Kick-off is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m in Charlottesville. 

The Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend means more football for the high schools in our area still alive in the regional playoffs. The following games will be played this weekend:

FRIDAY, Nov. 27th -

REGION III, Div. 3 Championship: Northside @ Liberty 7 p.m. (can be heard on ESPN Radio 1350 AM)

REGION III, Div. 4 Championship: Harrisonburg @ Amherst Co. 7 p.m.

REGION IV, Div. 3 Championship: Richlands @ Cave Spring 7:30 p.m.

REGION IV, Div. 4 Championship: Christiansburg @ Salem (can be heard on ESPN Radio 1240 AM/1320 AM)

SATURDAY, Nov. 28th -

REGION B, Div. 1 Championship: Altavista @ Riverheads   TBA

REGION B, Div. 2 Championship: Appomattox @ Gretna 1 p.m. (can be heard on ESPN Radio 106.3 FM)

Friday and Saturday's winners will advance to the State Semi-Finals Saturday, Dec. 5th.

Their fervor was short-lived. Scott somehow shook off the two tacklers at the line of scrimmage and wasn’t touched again until he crossed the goal line with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter, giving the Raiders the two-touchdown lead they needed to secure the win.

The Hokies (8-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) also got a career-best day from wide receiver Jarrett Boykin, who caught six passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, and from linebacker Cody Grimm, who tied an NCAA record by forcing three fumbles in his final home game.

N.C. State (4-7, 1-6) lost its second straight and for the sixth time in seven games. The Wolfpack allowed at least 30 points for the eighth game in a row, and struggled on offense, turning the ball over four times and allowing five sacks of Russell Wilson.

11/21/09 - The Salem Spartans quest for a state championship began last night at home with their game against Magna Vista.  Magna Vista has struggled in the post season as of late, not winning a regional championship game since 2003. 

Salem started the scoring when Adam McGarell found a familiar target in Anthony Tolliver who picked up 22 yards, but was brought down short of the endzone.  That play set up Adam Collie for the goaline strike as he powers his way into the endzone for six points.  The extra point was good and Salem found themselves with a 7-0 lead.  

Magna Vista got a break in the third quarter when McGarell threw a pass that was picked off by Nick Lacobucci.  Qb Harvey Taylor would later keep it himself near the endzone, and with a little help from his friends crossed the goaline to draw the score even, 7 all.

With under a minute to play in regulation Salem was within striking distance.  Collie got the call and fought his way through the Magna Vista defense for the game winning score.  Salem advances, squeaking by a tough Magna Vista team by the final of 14-7.

11/21/09 - In a game featured on ESPN 106.3 FM WMNA Danville the Franklin County Eagles traveled to Battlefield High School to take on the Bobcats.  This marks the second time in as many weeks Franklin County has had to travel more than 160 miles to play.

This road trip would prove to be an even longer trip home as the Bobcats were an unforgiving host.  Battlefield jumped out to a 7-0 lead when Bo Revell rifled in a pass to Blaine Mason who turned it up field for a huge 79 TD reception. 

The second quarter would not be any better for Franklin County.  Nagee Jackson carried the load majority of the game for Battlefield and found the endzone on a 4 yard TD run.  A bad snap and pressure by Franklin County special teams forced the missed extra point, leaving the score 13-0 in favor of the Bobcats.

11/21/09 - Cave Spring hosted Graham at Dwight Bogle Field following their first round bye last week.  Cave Spring came out fresh against a team they had already blown out earlier in the season.

Michael Cole got things started early in the contest with an interception for the Knights.  Graham had been moving the ball well before the pick as they were nearing the redzone.  Cave Spring would capatalize on the mistake as Josh Woodrum found Quentin Dill who did most of the work on an 83 yard TD strike.  Cave Spring was up 7-0 before two minutes had even ticked off the clock.

The Knights would extend the lead to 14-0 on their very next possesion.  Sam Wright would get the call on a draw and take it eight yards to paydirt.

Cave Spring's offense was seemingly able to move the ball at will against Graham.  A 68 yard drive that featured a lot of Wright would end in a touchdown when Woodrum called his own number for a 6 yard touchdown scamper. The Knights led 21-0 at the end of the half.

Cave Spring would be relentless in this game.  Woodrum found Dill for a screen pass that would turn into a 49 yard gain before being brought down 2 yards shy of the endzone.  Wright would punch it in to put the Knights up 28-0. 

Cave Spring would go on to win by the final of 42-0.

11/21/09 - The Brookville Bees were buzzing in the first half behind the arm of Freshman QB Kendall Becraft.  Becraft had a near perfect QB rating completing 10 of 13 passes for 206 yards and two TDs in the first half as Brookville jumped out to a 13-0 lead over Northside.

The second half would be a different story.  Northside seemed to make all the right adjustment at halftime.  The Vikings put pressure on the Freshman quarterback sacking him 5 times and picking him off once in the second half.  Northside would score 21 unanswered points while their defense stepped up, keeping the Bees scoreless in the second half.  The Vikings would take the game and advance in the playoffs with an eight point win, 21-13.

11/20/09 - Growing up in Lynchburg, Heritage High graduate Brielle Spencer and her family made an annual trek to Chapel Hill, N.C., nearly every November to watch the University of North Carolina’s women’s soccer team play in the early rounds of the NCAA tournament.

Last Friday, Spencer, now a sophomore at High Point University, started at central defender against the fourth-ranked Tar Heels in the NCAA opener and helped the Panthers hold the defending national champions scoreless for nearly 70 minutes on their home field.

UNC (18-3-1) eventually prevailed, 1-0, ending the season for High Point (7-15-2), which won six of its final eight games, five by shutout. But it was the thrill of a lifetime for Spencer and her teammates.